Topic
Compassionate Release
303 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Effective review of prospects and challenges of sentence reductions for women sexually abused by guards
Writing at Bolts, Piper French has this legnthy review of the issues surrounding efforts by women in federal prison who have been sexually abused to secure compassionate release. The piece…
Criminal
Effective review of prospects and challenges of sentence reductions for women sexually abused by guards
Writing at Bolts, Piper French has this legnthy review of the issues surrounding efforts by women in federal prison who have been sexually abused to secure compassionate release. The piece…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases latest "compassionate release" data through March 2024
The US Sentencing Commission today updates some of its data on sentence reduction motions on this webpage, particularly though this new Compassionate Release Data Report running through the second quarter…
Criminal
US Sentencing Commission releases latest “compassionate release” data through March 2024
The US Sentencing Commission today updates some of its data on sentence reduction motions on this webpage, particularly though this new Compassionate Release Data Report running through the second quarter…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new Second Circuit opinion limits grounds for granting 3582(c)(1)(A) sentence reduction
A helpful reader made sure I did not miss a notable new opinion today from a Second Circuit panel reversing a notable sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). The…
Criminal
Notable new Second Circuit opinion limits grounds for granting 3582(c)(1)(A) sentence reduction
A helpful reader made sure I did not miss a notable new opinion today from a Second Circuit panel reversing a notable sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Does quadriplegic inmate deserve compassionate release after 49 years?"
The question in the title of this post is the headline of this editorial from a Pennsylvania paper. The editorial seems to answer the question in the affirmative, and here…
Criminal
“Does quadriplegic inmate deserve compassionate release after 49 years?”
The question in the title of this post is the headline of this editorial from a Pennsylvania paper. The editorial seems to answer the question in the affirmative, and here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new compassionate release ruling finding home confinement difficulties justified sentence reduction
I received from a colleague an interesting new federal court order granting a § 3582 sentence reduction motion based in part on the difficulties associated with extended home confinement. The…
Criminal
Notable new compassionate release ruling finding home confinement difficulties justified sentence reduction
I received from a colleague an interesting new federal court order granting a § 3582 sentence reduction motion based in part on the difficulties associated with extended home confinement. The…